Health
How Health spent its budget in fiscal year 2024-25, on a Volume II appropriations basis.
Department Spending
In FY 2024-25,
$13.01B
was spent by Health
In FY 2024-25,
2.4%
of federal spending was by Health
Health Canada is responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health, working with provinces, territories, and partner organizations on health promotion, disease prevention, and the regulation of food, drugs, and other health products. The portfolio also includes the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board.
Health spent $13.01B in the 2024–25 fiscal year, representing 2.4% of total federal spending. Most of that spending was recorded under the Department of Health, with further amounts attributed to the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board.
The portfolio's transfer payments were led by contributions to provinces and territories for shared health priorities, followed by payments to provinces and territories for home care and mental health, funding for dental benefits under the Canadian Dental Care Plan, grants for research projects and personnel support, and contributions under the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases Program.
How did Health spend its budget in 2024-25?
Spending by entity, FY 2024-25
Department of Health
Public Health Agency of Canada
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
$9B
$1.54B
$1.42B
$1.04B
$13.7M
Health’s share of federal spending
Percentage of federal spending, 1995–2025
Line items
Complete appropriation (vote/allotment) and transfer-payment lines, in dollars. Search, sort, and download the full table.
| Vote | Description | Total available | Used ▼ | Lapsed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 10 | Grants and contributions | $5,817,813,893 | $5,501,537,921 | $316,275,972 |
| Vote 1 | Operating expenditures | $3,657,985,887 | $3,169,271,809 | $488,714,078 |
| Vote 5 | Grants | $1,336,871,400 | $1,336,222,895 | $648,505 |
| Vote 1 | Operating expenditures | $1,593,085,798 | $981,096,173 | $611,989,625 |
| Vote 1 | Operating expenditures, grants and contributions | $782,318,378 | $772,658,833 | $9,659,545 |
| Vote 10 | Grants and contributions | $418,030,399 | $387,058,328 | $30,972,071 |
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $304,055,973 | $303,598,095 | $457,878 |
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $291,044,066 | $228,767,126 | $62,276,940 |
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $159,882,477 | $155,692,768 | $4,189,709 |
| Vote 1 | Operating expenditures | $78,863,756 | $78,253,311 | $610,445 |
| Vote 5 | Capital expenditures | $45,699,860 | $38,323,011 | $7,376,849 |
| Vote 5 | Capital expenditures | $31,101,981 | $26,438,916 | $4,663,065 |
| Vote 1 | Program expenditures | $17,220,939 | $12,398,001 | $4,822,938 |
| Vote 5 | Capital expenditures | $29,716,531 | $12,064,679 | $17,651,852 |
| Statutory amounts | Statutory amounts | $9,915,146 | $9,896,030 | $19,116 |
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Health figures are on a Volume II appropriations basis and will not match the Volume I consolidated headline totals. See the methodology for details.
